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WOULD STMDIIBO , y.-gn Chairman Ruark, of This t City, Drafting Comprehensive BilL yeSt Legislature Will Consider Meal, ures Prepared by Committee for Enactment That Will Bring About Modern Methods. jlodern methods of financing-, includ ing annual , budgets of incomes, and ex penditures, will prevail in North;Caro jina municipalities and counties if the jneasures are enacted into law which are being- drafted by the committee on Finances and Municipal Government which was appointed by the president cf the State Bar- Association to assist the State Legislature in drawing up comprehensive bills on these subjects. Robert Ruark, Esq., of this city, is chairman of this committee, and . to him and Col. John W. Hinsdale, of Ea jeigh, has been assigned the task of drafting a bill and recommending remedies for the varied and tangled finances of communities in different sections of the State. Tiie newly drafted measures? Mr. Kuark has stated to Council, will prob ably be completed by the end of the present week. These , measures, it Is believed, will be important steps in standardizing the methods by which annual expenditures of the cities and counties are estimated and apportion ed to income, and towards standardiz ing the issue and paying off of bond indebtedness. ... It" is believed that the financing' of fuch communities can be put on a more business-like basis, by hard and fast sinking fund requirements for; all loans which have been -incurred in the past or which may, be incurred. Bonds Unmarketable. Capt. Thos. D. Meares, city clerk and treasurer, recently accompanied Mr. Kuark to New York with a view to discussing with bond and -banking- in stitutions, handling municipal bonds, the kind that prove most acceptable and marketable. In the past. Captain Jleares states, it has been the. prac tice to issue bonds and when the' time came to market them, It turned out that the acts under which they were issued were lacking n explicit state ments covering the essentials relating to security of principal and interest, and the issues cbuia not be readily sold as investments. . Municipal and county bonds are one cf the oldest forms of investment in America, but even after more than 100 years of such transactions,, there are many bond issues put out annually by amateur financiers, serving on county boards, sewer and water boards, and city councils which fail to explain fully to the prospective investor just R-hat he may expect with reference to security of principal and interest. . Measures Proposed. Whtte-Vthe committee, which has charge of the drafting of the proposed legislation, has not yet. announced the details of the proposed bills, Chairman Kuark has stated that Jie will urge that a provision be 'made, that cities and counties shall not be allowed to in cur debts for a longer period than the prospective life of the improvement to be paid out of the proceeds of the money borrowed. That is, if it is pro posed to borrow money for such an improvement as a macadam road, Mr. Kuark regards it as unsound financing to issue long term bonds when at best the improvement can only last a., few years. - It is also understood that the new measures will regulate . the terms un der which loans in anticipation of tax es are to be made and the recourse to be had upon delinquent' taxpayer's to take care of such loans wnen due. These and other provisions of like nature, it is hoped, will clear up a, vast tangle of small community financing and force the collection of large sums in tax arrears. TAR HEEL SOLDIER. BOYS ENJOYED CHRISTMAS DINNER Menu Arranged by Lieut. Monroe Was a Real Feed for Guardsmen. The North Carolina militiamen on the border, and especially those belong ing to the headquarters company of the Second Regiment, enjoyed a boun teous Christmas dinner, judging from the list of good things enumerated in the handsomely designed, souvenir card hieh The Star received from a sol dier friend yesterday. The card is attractively designed, bearing on the cover a colored engrav ing of Old Glory, surmounted by the American eagle. In addition to the dinner menu and the company roster, the card contains a toast to the Old Sorth State, and the famous ditty that every military man . alleges , to . be . the refrain of mess call. The menu was erranged by Lieut. W. P. Monroe, of Wilmington, who is connected with the machine gun company' of the" Sec ond Regiment. Among the manv toothsome daintie ttat are listed on the mess sheet are; roast North Carolina pork, roast". Tex as turkey, rasin cake, pound cake, va E"lla ice cream, and various ' . other things that would ' tickle the palate f a confirmed epicure. Wilmington was prominent" in. the day's activities, Lieut. Monroe . being officer of the day, and Lieut. Col. John anB. Metts being in command of the regiment. . 1'1TY COUNCIL POSTPONES CONFERENCE UNTIL TONIGHT Will Consider What Local Legislation is Desired Meeting Not Pnhlicv ' Owing to the absence from the city c- several Councilman, the conference scheduled for last night to consider v.hat local legislation . is desired was nit held but was postponed until to n'Sht. This conference will be held at Jhe City Hall at 8 Vclock. The ptib j,c has not been invited to attend as the conference isdesigned to give the members of Council . a i chance to ex press their individual opinions in or der to determine whether any -legisla-;cn is desired at the - approaching im of the General 'Assembly. - "Whils the conference tonight is not Public, it is understood that whatever Measures are considered worthy or Putting before the General Assembly in addition to. being, submitted "to Representative L. Clayton . Grant and Senator E. H. Cranmer be 'placed : be- ere the public for discussion. Boycott Declared by Housewives Fails to Bring Relief Desired Hens Seem to Have Struck. Kotwithstandinff that there is a boy cott on in . Wilmington against eggs And has been for several weeks, the cjty.,is facing an eggc famine unless srothing is done to bring relief , de clare those, in close touch with the sit uation, s While some of the grocery stores have eggs for 40 cents a dozen, one off the largest concerns in the city last night didn't have an egg and couldn't get any. The hens have either gone on a strike for better and more food or else those ordinarily selling eggsjiere are sending them to other markets. Some of the dealers state that the lat ter is. the case and that the boycott is responsible for the scarcity. They de Clare that eggs formerly shipped to Wilmington are now going to Rich mond and other points North. How ever, Richmond has a boycott on also but with what effect on the prices Is not . known here. There are very few cold storage eggs to be had for the simple reason that ordinarily after the Christmas holidays there is always an influx of fresh eggs wTTlch is sufficient to supply local needs. . The local branches of Armour & Co., and of Swift & Co.; report that they have but few eggs for sale now, having disposed of most of the large stock they had before Christmas and they do not plan to order others un less the . scarcity continues. The price for cold storage eggs at the present time is practically the same as for fresh eggs. This has been the case in the past, although ordinar ily, the cold storage variety sells for several cents less a dozen. V Those backing the boycott move ment state that the cutting down of the. demand had the effect of lowering the price several cents a dozen. They are entirely satisfied that the. course pursued resulted in lower prices to the consumer . during the holidays and be lieve that with the commg of the New Year the hens will begin laying again and that soon Wilmington will have a sufficient supply to meet local needs. ELECT OFFICERS FOR BANK Permanent Organization of New Han over Farm Loan Association . Perfected Yesterday. A permanent organization of the New Hanover Farm Loan" Association was effected at an enthusiastic meeting of the applicants for loans in the county court house yesterdayafternoon when officers were elected? and steps taken to obtain a charter. -A temporary organ ization was formed at a meeting sever al months ago and since that time ap plications for loans to" the amount of more than $60,000 have been received. Several new" applications were received yesterday. ; '. The meeting yesterday afternoon was called to order by Mr. J. P. Herring and Mr. Z. W. Whitehead, editor of the Carolina Fruit and Truckers' Journal, was elected as temporary, secretary. Representative L". Clayton. Grant at tended the meeting and explained the new Federal law under which the asso ciations are being formed in a very complete and comprehensive manner. A board of directors was elected com posed of Messrs. Adolph G. Ahrens, E. I. Tinga, Henry Home, L. C. Sutton and J. Q. Grimes. Officers were elected as follows: Pres ident, Mr. J. P. Herring; vice-president, Mr. Adolph G. Ahrens; secretary and treasurer, Mr. H. A. Rau. .A board of appraisers to pass on the valuation of all lands was named which is composed of Messrs. George H. Hu taff, Addison Hewlett and W. D. Rhodes. The charter for the local association will be issued" by the farm loan bank which will be located at Columbia, S. C. ,As thejocation for the bank has al ready been determined and the machin eryf or its operation should be perfect, ed within 30 days, it should not be more than 60 or 90 days before applicants for loans should be able to get the money with which to start improvements on their property. The local association will be ready for business just as soon as the charter is issued, as the Federal statute pro vide that the officers and directors hall be chosen, before the charter is issued. BIG SCREEN PRODUCTION "Joseph and His Brethren" at Victoria "v Under Auspices ot Luther League. - Under the auspices of the Luther League of St. Paul's Evanlegical Luth eran church, the Victoria theatre this afternoon and tonight will present that great Biblical motion picture produc tion, "Joseph and His Brethren," a six reel production, together with Instru mental solos, including a cornet solo, "Scihcilita," by Mr. Jack Thompson, of Peatoody Institute, Baltimore. Members of the League have had tickets for sale for the past two weeks and have succeeded in disposing of sev eral hundred, and as only two perforni onrooa will be ssiven. at 3:30 and 8:30 p.. m.l the prospects are that capacity crowds will witness n. xue auuw i for the benefit of the Salem Orphan's Home, at Salem, Va. Mr. Carl B. Reh der. advertising manager for the How ard -Wells Amusement Company, it is announced, is to have charge of the Victoria theatre under its new policy of presenting big motion picture pro ductions,, and he has co-operated with the Luther League in the presentation of -this benefit. LOCAL DOTS. k Miry . Wright, a colored woman living - in Schutte's alley, was shot at by:. Qebirge James, also colored, Wed nesday night. The woman, however, ref used to swear out a warrant against her assailant. : . Mr. Mc. J. Smith, "The Grape Man," of Seven Springs, N. C, arrived in the city last night and will spend today and tomorrow diering; his gape vines to customers who ftav... p.sced orders. He will be oh Market street. ; "''V .j .'.,' . , ' ' -Among the North Carolina arrivals at- the Hotel . Wilmington yesterday were . T,"'- Chandler, .Broadway ; W. N. Johnson. J. B. Journey, Raleigh; R. N. Rackley, Mt Olive. THE MORNING STAR, UUUIIULU 111 UUIIUUL Board of Education Head Wants More Practical Subjects. Chairman Woodus Kellum Says Estab lishment of . Agricultural and Trade Courses May Enable County to Receive Aid. Chairman Woodus Kellum, of the Board of Education, declared yester day that he was very much in favor of the establishment of agricultural and industrial courses in the Wilming ton High School at an early date in order that the city and county public schools may receive Federal aid as is provided in the vocational education bill which now seems assured of being enacted into law at the present session of Congress. Mr. Kellum added that he was mere ly voicing his own opinion and would not attempt to state the views of the board. He regards the establishment of such courses in the schools to the best Interest of the great majority of the children who attend the high school, whether they live in the city or in the rural districts. At present the High School has no teachers and offers no courses in agri cultural, industrial or trade subjects. Thisaid from the Federal government, Mr. Kellum points out, will be distrib uted practically along the same lines as is done in the ease of county farm demonstrators, who receive part of their7 pay from the county and part from the Federal government. If the local school system is to share in the benefits of this legislation, arrange ments must be made for the teaching of these vocational aubjects in the schools of the county. Supt. Blair's Views. Superintendent of Schools J. J. Blair, in a recent interview with a Star man, also declared he was deeply interested in the early establishment of ade quate vocational courses. Although he did not care to go into details, Super intendent Blair made it plain that the incorporation of such courses in the curriculum of the High School would enable it to offer to the pupils of the rural districts the advantages of a more practical education. At a recent meeting of the school committeemen of both the city and county at which the proposed $250,000 bond issue for the construction of ad ditional school buildings in the county was endorsed, Superintendent Blair declared that in order to make the High School more effectively serve the rural districts some arrangement would ultimately have to be made for motor trucks or othes vehicles to make the rounds of the country districts and transport the pupils who live at a distance to and from the High School. He pointed cut that to gather up the students in such a manner in a county with such good roads and so limited in area as New Hanover would be an entirely practicable undertaking, and one which he was sure would en list the sympathy and support of the residents of sections who find it diffi cult under the present system to give their children the benefits of advanc ed education. Federal Aid. The Federal aid bill proposes Feder al aid in two spheres payment of sal aries of teachers oi agricultural sub jects and teachers of trade and indus trial subjects; and appropriation for training of teachers of the foregoing subjects. Appropriations for salaries of teachers of agricultural subjects ia planned to be in proportion to their rural population according to the last preceding United States census. Ap propriations for sal:vr:es of teachers of trade and industrial subjects is to be in proportion to their urban popula tion. The committee decided that j since the appropriation for the train ing of teachers is to be used for the preparation of instructors of home economics as well as for agricultural and trades and industries it should be alloted to the states in proportion to their total population. The bill al lows nine years to put the system in full operation, the time required for the maximum appropriation to be reached. North Carolina Grants. This plan will allow the following national grants to North Carolina: 1917, $36,150; 1918, $51,f50; 1919, $67, 400; 1920, $81,250; 1921, $92,700 1922, $104,150; 1923, $115,600; 1924, $138,500; 1925 and 1926 each, $161,400. This is a total of $1,009,700. The amount for North Carolina for salaries of teachers, supervisors and directors of agricultural subjects will be based on a rural population of 1, 887,813. This would be an allotment for 1916-17 of $19,150. The rural pop ulation of South Carolina is 1,290,568, which would allow $13,100. The amount for North Carolina for salaries of teachers of trade and industrial sub jects, based on an urban population of 318,000 would be $3,750 for 1916-17; for South Carolina, with an urban popu lation of 324,832 it would be $2,650. "Vocational education as defined in this bill," says Representative Hughes, of Georgia, its author, "refers so that kind tf . practical education which is designed to prepare boys and girls for the useful employments and occupa tions. It is especially designed to prepare workers for the common oc cupations in which the great mass of our people find useful employment. It means that form of education whose controlling purpose is to give training of a secondary grade to persons over 14 years of age for increased efficien cy in useful employment in the trades and industries, in agriculture, in com merce, and commercial pursuits and in callings based upon a knowledge of home economics." The Theory. This proposed legislation Is based upon the theory that every occupation may be so filled as to reflect intelli gent guidance.. The activities are end less. In the trades and industries the work of the carpenter, the mason, the baker, the- stonecutter, .the electrician, the plumber, the machinist, the tool maker, the engineer, the miner, the painter, the typesetter, the linotype operator, the tailor, the' weaver, the glovemakerr . In agriculture the work of general farming, orcharding, dairying, poul try raising, truck farming', horticul ture, bee culture and stock raising. : jh home ecopomics the work of the dietician, cook, housemaid, institution manager and hou3enofd decorator. In commerce the work of book- WILMINGTON, N. C. FRIDAY, Fottr Wilmington Financial Institu tions Will Distribute $35,000 To tal for Year of 9125,000. Four Wilmington banks will distrib ute among their stockholders on Jan uary 1st the tidy little sum of $34,453 in the form of dividends to stockhold ers, making a total for the year . of more than $125,000. This does not in clude two of the younger institutions Which have not as yet declared divi dends. . All of the banks have added large surpluses to their working capital during the year. The high price of cotton and other farm produce, the increased trade by local merchants, the thriving condition of the manufactur ing enterprises here, have all combined to make it a good year for the banks. The Murchison National Bank will declare its usual quarterly dividend or 2 per cent, with all taxes paid for the year on its capital stock of a million dollars. The Wilmington Savings & Trust Co., will declare its usual quar terly dividend of 3 per cent and in ad dition an extra dividend of 2 per cent on its capital stock of $100,000 while the People's Savings Bank will pay its regular quarterly dividend of 3 per cent on a capital of . $65,000. The American Bank & Trust Company will pay its customary semi-annual- divi dend of 3 per. cent on a capital of $250000. The Home Savings Bank and the Citizens' Bank have not declared a dividend but have had a prosperous year and have made large earnings for their stockholders. The record of dividends for the four banks is as follows: Murchison Capital $1,000,000; divi dend 2 per cent quarterly; distribution $20,000. American Capital $250,000; semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent, January 1, $7,500. Wilmington Savings & Trust Cap ital $100,000; quarterly dividend of 3 per cent and extra dividend of 2 per cent, January 1, $5,000. People's Savings Capital $65,000; quarterly dividend of 3 per cent, Jan uary 1, $1,950. NOTORIOUS NEGRO IS HELD Son Darling Alias Harry Gose Wanted Here For Highway Robbery Is Being Held In Philadelphia Harry Gose, alias Son Darling, alias Gangare, a notorious Wilmington ne gro, who is wanted here on a charge of highway robbery, is in the toils of the law in Philadelphia on a charge of as sault and battery, acording to letters and Bertillon measurements received by Chief of Police N. J Williams and Sheriff George C. Jackson yesterday, from the Quaker City Department of Public Safety.. I, Gose is the negro who entered a house where several other colored men were gathered about six weeks ago, and relieved them of all their valuables at the point of a revolver. According to records obtainable at police head quarters yesterday afternon, Gose has served one five year term on the New Hanover chain gang, two terms of 60 days and several of 30 days. He ha3 been convicted of various crimes and misdemeanors ranging from drunk and disorderly and assault and battery to highway . robbery. Sheriff Jackson yesterday sent the following telegram to Joseph Tate, captain of detectives, at Philadelphia: "Harry Gose, known here as Son Darling, Is wanted m Wilmington for highway robbery. Will you deliver him if we send for him? "GEORGE C. JACKSON." "Sheriff Nevf Hanover 'County." SCHOONER NEARS COMPLETION Last Rib Will be Added to Vessel on Eagles Island This Week. The last rib in the frame work of one of the two big four masted schooners now being constructed at the plant of the Wilmington Iron Works on Eagles Island, is expected to be completed this" week, according to a statement made by Capt. Edward P. Bailey, president of the. Iron Works,. yesterday. The work of ceiling the vessel will be begun early next week, and it is planed to launch, the big schooner dur ing the early spring. The other boat, which was started' later than the one now nearing completion, will also soon be ready for her ceiling. It is highly probable that the two vessels will be put into service as soon as they are completed, as there Is a great demand for vessels of this class in the merchant marine service just now. WILMINGTON MAN WANTED Alleged to be a Straggler From the IT. S. S. Hartford. The police were notified yesterday that the Navy Department would pay $25 for the apprehension of Emil Krahnke, a first class fireman, alleged to be a straggler from the U. S. S. Hartford. Krahnke formerly" lived in Wilmington, where he was employed as a tailor. The circular bears the startling information that he Is seven feet, six and one half inches tall, and weighs a trifle over 138 pounds. Local acquaintances of Krahnke, however, are firm in their belief that he is at least 18 inches shorter than. Uncle Sam's fer rets would lead them to believe: IN THE RECORDER'S COURT . Only Three Defendants Faced the Re . corder Yesterday Morning. Only three defendants, all colored, faced Recorder George Harriss at yes terday morning's .session of the court'. The charge of trespass against Hannah Wilson, was adjudged malicious ; and frivolous, and the prosecutrix, Martha Hall, was taxed with the costs- The case .against Henry Baldwin: for receiv ing stolen goods was nol prossed, and that: against J oe Walker for abandon ment was continued until today. keeper, the clerk, the stenographer, the typist, the auditor, and the ac countant. fi. . , . .. "The American people have hardly begun . the work of providing, for the practical education or the millions of wageworkers," said Mr. Hughes. ' In this whole country there are fewer trade schools than are to be found in the little German kingdom of Bavaria, with a . population not much greater than that of New York City. DECEMBER 29, 19)6. ANNOUNCING THE PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK No w tor Start it Right. Open an account with the Oldest and Largest North Carolina Savings Bank, and determine to save regularly a substantial portion of your income. 4 interest, com pounded every three months, will materially increase your deposits. ALL DEPOSITS I1ADE WITH US ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 2ND will bear interest from January 1st. NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN. mi bt llmin C. E. TAYLOR, H. WALTERS', . . J. W. NORWOOD, i ' lstiHiTWl PREPARING FOB BIG CROWD Large Attendance Expected at Wil mington Baptist Union Meeting at Shlloh Tomorrow. According to reports receivediin the city yesterday, abundant preparations are being made by the people of Shiloh church and' community, six miles from Atkinson, for entertaining the Union meeting of the Wilmington Baptist As sociation, which meets with that church tomorrow and Sunday. Quite a crowd from Wilmington is expected, according to reports. It is even rumored that some of the people have put off having their Christmas dainties and the many good things to eat for which the section is noted, in order that there may be a superabundance to feed the crowds which are expected Saturday and Sun-, day. Quite an attractive programme has been arranged. Among the speakers are Dr. John J. Hurt, Rev. L. B. Bo ney. Rev. J. A. Sullivan, Messrs. G. E. Leftwich, C. C. Cashwell, L. W. Moore, O. B. Hinnant and Rev. A. D. Carter, of Wilmington. The church is situated in a pros nly liie W o There's only two days more in which to select the choice Suits, Coats and Dresses featured in our Final Clearance of Ready-to-Wear. If you are at all interested in any of these garments, we advise you to come in early today. Both in Colors and Sizes, although we've only a few left. SUITS PRICES, JUST i2 OF ORIGINAL. COAT PRICES REDUCED 33 . DRESS PRICES REDUCED 33& . FURS PRICES REDUCED 33 . MILLINERY PRICES REDUCED 50 . BELK Our Next Regular Interest Quarter January 2nd Your Deposit, made with this bank on or before the above date will have the advantage of drawing Intervt from the New Year the "first of January and will receive credit, for a full quar ter's interest three months from date. Begin the New Year and success with the "People's." OLD AND. STRONG COR. FRONT AND PRINCESS STS. 22 the New 110 Princess Street President i J.X.WILLIAMS,.. Cashier .Vice-President I wt HULL MOORE . .Assistant Cashier .Vice-President I J. G. THORNTON, III II IHIIW II I perous section of Pender county and is counted among the average churches of the association. It Is one of the two churefctes in the association which have been awarded a diploma by the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention for having an A-l Sunday school, which means that it has reached the ten standards set down by the board. Preparations have been made to meet those who go by railroad, at Atkinson with autos, in order that the trip may be more pleasont. METHODIST BODIES SEEKING . UNION MEET IN BALTIMORE Baltimore, Dec. 2S The two commis sions on corpodate union of the North 0 Pickles CAN " m . If you want to taste them at their best, just bite into a piece of Old Homestead Pickle. Years of experience have put into them every ingredient approved by the old-timers, and nothing more. You will like them because of their purity and fine flavor. , Ask your grocer for Old Homestead Pickles made by OLD HOMESTEAD MFG. CO., Richmond, Va. Two More Our Stock Is Still Fairly Complete : ILLIMiS Five. 1. PC ear Teller I IIMTWIirill 111 M II IIMI1.II1HW1 II HI I ern and Southern branches of the Meth odist Episcopal church met jointly here today and adopted resolutions offered by Rev. Dr. John F. Gouchere, founder of Gouchere College, to meet separately this afternoon and tonight and to re convene for joint organization tomor row. The joint conference is expected to continue into next week and all ses sions will be executive and secret. Bish op Earl Cranston, of th Northern church, and Edwin D. Mouzon, of the Southern church, have been foremost among advocates of union. Mr. John Fergus left yesterday af. ternoon for Florida, after spending thfl holidays in the city. 3BS323ZEES2SBS Be So Delicious Days CO I- ff F J -1 -i rs '1 i .il if . f .. .4 " i" '
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